Berks County mom Kate Gosselin got the True Hollywood treatment from E! and there wasn't much new ground covered in the expose that relied primarily on existing TV interviews with Kate and comments from reporters who had covered the story for both news and entertainment outlets.

The show's only coupe was Jon Gosselin's former nanny Stephanie Santoro, who said she wasn't the first girl Jon had a relationship with. Stephanie, described as a "shooter girl" froma local bar, was hired by Jon as a full time nanny and says they had a sexual relationship. However Jon has denied the allegations.

"II was looked at as the homewrecker," Stephanie says. "I had to go into hiding."

The show recapped the now familiar story of the couple who went through fertility treatment only to be shocked to discover they were having sextuplets. Dr. John Botti of Hershey Medical Center where the children were born by C section offered insight to the risks involved with the birth and Kate looks frumpy as the overwhelmed mom. Some details were fun - the Giant had a parking spot dedicated to the family. Why not? One clip showed the family racking up more than $400 in one visit on four cases of formula, diapers and such.

Apparently the marketability of the family became evident quickly as an NBC show called "Home Delivery," first booked the Gosselins for an episode in which they would get free home renovations.

By most reports the Gosselins were struggling financially with 8 kids and Jon went to work in Information technology and Kate went back to nursing part time.

Next Discovery did a special on the Gosselin family called "Surviving Sextuplets and Twins," in 2006. The show was a hit and soon TLC proposed the family have their own show.

It seemed like the answer to everything and as one reporter points out "just about everything was paid for by someone else."

Kate also started changing. She had her infamouse tummy tuck, her teeth whitened and her hair lightened.

"Fame changed their lives and they enjoyed the attention," says reporter Ken Baker.

But fame came with a price as they were increasingly stalked by paparazzi. The show reports a tabloid paid $75,000 for photo of Kate spanking her daughter. In 2008, the family moved to a gated home in Wernersville for privacy.

"It went from reality to freak show in four seconds," says reporter Al Walentis.

The show says Kate became controlling and Jon felt he was being portrayed in a negative light by TLC.

Kate "always wanted things her way or she would flip out," Stephanie says.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach who became a confidante of Jon reports the dad of 8 was worried he "came across badly" on the show.

In March 2009, Jon was photographed leaving a bar with another women and the story quickly became tabloid fodder.

The couple were "living on same property but not sleeping in same bed," Baker says.

Stephanie says Jon told her TLC didn't want the couple to say they were having problems on the show.

After the couple announced they were getting divorced on the show, Jon started dating a series of women including Central Catholic grad Kate Major who says she was "impressed with his positive attitude and what a great dad he was."

Now the couple is officially divorced and Kate who won primary custody, is filming "Kate Plus 8" with the kids.

Several of the people interviewed expressed concern about the welfare of the children including Stephanie, Kate's brother Kevin Kreider, Rabbi Shmuley and Paul Peterson, a former child star, who lobbies for rights of child actors.

The picture used that was supposed to be Kate's parents is not her mom and dad. It is "Nanny Joan" and her husband who are family friends who live in the Wyomissing area. Nanny Joan helped take care of the sextuplets when they were babies and actually when Jon was young, used to babysit him.

Posted By: Kelly | Feb 3, 2011 9:57:57 PM

Polly Kahl is a stalker pure and simple. She has stalked Kate and the kids on numerous occasions. PK is a sick woman in need of help.

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